2014-Preparation and evaluation of a novel star-shaped polyacid-constructed dental glass–ionomer system.pdfVIP

DENTAL-2346; No. of Pages 10 ARTICLE IN PRESS d e n t a l m a t e r i a l s x x x ( 2 0 1 4 ) xxx–xxx Available online at ScienceDirect j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w. intl.e /journals/dema Preparation and evaluation of a novel star-shaped polyacid-constructed dental glass–ionomer system Leah Howard, Yiming Weng, Dong Xie ∗ Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Objective. The objective of this study was to synthesize and characterize novel star-shaped Received 28 October 2013 poly(acrylic acid-co-itaconic acid)s via chain-transfer radical polymerization technique, use Received in revised form these polyacids to formulate the resin-modified glass–ionomer cements, and evaluate the 11 January 2014 mechanical strengths of the formed cements Accepted 3 March 2014 Materials and methods. The star-shaped poly(acrylic acid-co-itaconic acid)s were synthesized Available online xxx via a chain-transfer radical polymerization reaction using a newly synthesized star-shaped chain-transfer agent. The effects of MW, GM-tethering ratio, P/L ratio and aging on the Keywords: compressive properties of the formed experimental cements were studied. Compressive, Star-shaped chain-transfer agent diametral tensile as well as flexural s